Clearing by Martha Postlewaite Do not try to savethe whole worldor do anything grandiose.Instead, createa clearingin the dense forest of your lifeand wait there patiently,until the songthat is your lifefalls into your own cupped handsand you recognize and greet it.Only then will you knowhow to give yourselfto this worldso worthy of rescue. ‘Clearing’ by Martha…

Often we want to be somewhere other than where we are, or even to be someone other than who we are. We tend to compare ourselves constantly with others and wonder why we are not as rich, as intelligent, as simple, as generous, or as saintly as they are. Such comparisons make us feel guilty,…